The Parks, Promenades and gardens of Paris, described and considered in relationt the wants of our own cities, and of public and private gardens by Robinson, William - 1869

It's not ofter that you find two original volumes published / printed in 1726. Overall, these titles are in V Good condition and 100% legible ( albeit with Olde English spelling ) The titles are leather bound (spines and corners) with printed board covers.
A previous owner has pasted additional pages at the start of Volume 1 and pasted various newspaper clippings and hand written texts relevant to the themes of Mr Toland dated through the 1800's further enhancing the value of the set.
John Toland (30 November 1670 – 11 March 1722) was an Irish rationalist philosopher and freethinker, and occasional satirist, who wrote numerous books and pamphlets on political philosophy and philosophy of religion. Born in Ireland, he was educated at the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leiden and and was influenced by the philosophy of John Locke.
His first, and best known work, Christianity Not Mysterious (1696), opposed hierarchy in both church and state. In Ireland, copies were burned by the public hangman,… Read More

Red leather spine with gilt squared banding and gilt title. Red cloth boards.

Black calf spine with gilt banding. Black textured boards with gilt title on the front board.

Brown leather spine (faded from green) with banding and gilt title. Green cloth board.

Tan and green coloured leather binding with black title plate, gilt banding decoration and lettering on the spine. Gilt decorative border on both boards. Stunning binding.

It's not ofter that you find two original volumes published / printed in 1726. Overall, these titles are in V Good condition and 100% legible ( albeit with Olde English spelling ) The titles are leather bound (spines and corners) with printed board covers.
A previous owner has pasted additional pages at the start of Volume 1 and pasted various newspaper clippings and hand written texts relevant to the themes of Mr Toland dated through the 1800's further enhancing the value of the set.
John Toland (30 November 1670 – 11 March 1722) was an Irish rationalist philosopher and freethinker, and occasional satirist, who wrote numerous books and pamphlets on political philosophy and philosophy of religion. Born in Ireland, he was educated at the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leiden and and was influenced by the philosophy of John Locke.
His first, and best known work, Christianity Not Mysterious (1696), opposed hierarchy in both church and state. In Ireland, copies were burned by the public hangman,… Read More

Red leather spine with gilt squared banding and gilt title. Red cloth boards.

Black calf spine with gilt banding. Black textured boards with gilt title on the front board.

Brown leather spine (faded from green) with banding and gilt title. Green cloth board.

Tan and green coloured leather binding with black title plate, gilt banding decoration and lettering on the spine. Gilt decorative border on both boards. Stunning binding.